# Workforce planning: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "workforce planning software" and as "headcount planning tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of a mid-market B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/workforce-planning/2026-11

**Standing:** ChartHop leads with 28% of first choices; verdict contested. 57 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [ChartHop](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/charthop/index.md) | 28% | 7% | 42 |
| 2 | [Pigment](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/pigment/index.md) | 11% | 16% | 32 |
| 3 | [Homebase](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/homebase/index.md) | 11% | 0% | 10 |
| 4 | [TeamOhana](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/teamohana/index.md) | 5% | 0% | 17 |
| 5 | [4PLAN HR](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/4plan-hr/index.md) | 5% | 0% | 15 |
| 6 | [Planful](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/planful/index.md) | 4% | 0% | 31 |
| 7 | [Workday Adaptive Planning](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/workday-adaptive-planning/index.md) | 4% | 30% | 43 |
| 8 | [Connecteam](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/connecteam/index.md) | 4% | 8% | 13 |
| 12 | [Rippling](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/rippling/index.md) | 2% | 6% | 16 |
| 13 | [Abacum](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/abacum/index.md) | 2% | 8% | 12 |
| 17 | [Anaplan](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/anaplan/index.md) | 2% | 44% | 41 |
| 23 | [Vena](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/vena/index.md) | 0% | 0% | 15 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 130 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: ChartHop, Paylocity; alternatives HiBob, Planful, Rippling, Vena
- GPT-5.4 mini: Workday Adaptive Planning; alternatives Anaplan, HiBob, Rippling
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: ChartHop, Pigment, TeamOhana; alternatives Cube, Planful, Vena, Workday Adaptive Planning
- Perplexity Sonar: ChartHop; alternatives HiBob, Planful, Runn, Saviom
- Grok 4.20: ChartHop; alternatives Anaplan, Rippling, Visier Workforce Planning
- Mistral Small: Disprz; alternatives ChartHop, Orgvue, Planful
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: ChartHop; alternatives Pigment, Planful, TeamOhana, Workday Adaptive Planning
- Llama 4 Maverick: ChartHop; alternatives Vena
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: ChartHop; alternatives 4PLAN HR, Abacum, Deel Workforce Planning, Monday.com
- Kimi K2: ChartHop; alternatives 4PLAN HR, Abacum, Dayforce, Planful
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: ChartHop; alternatives 4PLAN HR, Dayforce, UKG Pro Workforce Management, Visier Workforce Planning
- MiniMax M2.5: Disprz; alternatives ChartHop, HiBob, Orgvue, Planful
- GPT-6 Luna: Pigment; alternatives Adaptive from Workday, Planful, TeamOhana
- Muse Glimmer 30B: ChartHop; alternatives 4PLAN HR, Centage, Disprz, Orgvue

## Sources the answers cite

74 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- resources.rework.com: 31 answers, 32 citations
- disprz.ai: 28 answers, 28 citations
- culturro.com: 26 answers, 39 citations
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 22 answers, 26 citations
- cfoshortlist.com: 21 answers, 23 citations
- walkme.com: 21 answers, 21 citations
- g2.com: 20 answers, 25 citations
- hrtechsaas.com: 19 answers, 19 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://resources.rework.com/tools/workforce-management/best-workforce-planning-software-2026 (30 answers)
- https://disprz.ai/blog/workforce-planning-software (28 answers)
- https://culturro.com/hr-software/strategic-workforce-planning/for-mid-market (23 answers)
- https://cfoshortlist.com/reports/best-workforce-planning-software (21 answers)
- https://walkme.com/blog/workforce-planning-tools (21 answers)
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-workforce-planning-software (20 answers)
- https://hrtechsaas.com/blog/workforce-planning-software (19 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/workforce-planning-software (12 answers)
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/workforce-planning-software (12 answers)
- https://happeo.com/blog/workforce-planning-software (9 answers)

## Warned against

- Workday Adaptive Planning: 13 of 43 labels negative. "Steep learning curve requiring significant training
- Complex setup challenges often requiring professional help" (MiniMax M2.5, negative prompt)
- Anaplan: 18 of 41 labels negative. "Avoid enterprise tools like Anaplan or Workday Adaptive Planning unless you have complex multi-entity structures" (Kimi K2, paraphrase prompt)
- Visier Workforce Planning: 13 of 35 labels negative. "Avoid enterprise platforms such as Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, or Visier" (Perplexity Sonar, budget prompt)
- Crunchr: 5 of 7 labels negative. "These are specifically mentioned as tools to skip unless they align perfectly with your HR system and headcount planning needs." (Mistral Small, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: ChartHop at 28%.

- Pigment: 0% to 11%, +11. Inside the floor by 2 points · rank 16 → 2 of 130.
- ChartHop: 37% to 28%, −9. Inside the floor by 4 points · rank 1 of 130, unchanged.
- Abacum: 9% to 2%, −7. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 3 → 13 of 130.
- 4PLAN HR: 0% to 5%, +5. New · not ranked in October 2026 · rank 5 of 130.
- HiBob: 5% to 0%, −5. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 7 → 27 of 130.
- Connecteam: 2% to 4%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 13 → 8 of 130.
- Rippling: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 8 → 12 of 130.
- Paylocity: 4% to 2%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 → 15 of 130.
- Anaplan: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 92 → 17 of 130.
- Visier Workforce Planning: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 12 → 37 of 130.
- Homebase: 12% to 11%, −1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 2 → 3 of 130.
- Planful: 5% to 4%, −1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 6 of 130, unchanged.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.